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Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) Focal issues driven by digitalization in real estate and cities representing both opportunities and risk.. There are six focal issues - "each with significant implications for sustainability in real estate and cities within the next ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... to identify and consider those risks are not well established and can be difficult to integrate within existing investment-risk models" when it comes to credit markets, particularly on the sovereign side. "We believe that in the case of a corporate ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... highly material topics. "I think it's emblematic of what's going on around corporates in terms of re-defining non-financial risk," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of BCSD Australia. "We see the same pattern of behaviour around climate risk - a re-emergence ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... directors. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers "It's yet another signal to Australian directors that the risk of litigation for a failure to strategically govern for climate related financial risks is not merely theoretical," said Commonwealth ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... better, in general," he said. "If you look at tobacco, the damage to public health is an unpriced externality, which is a risk. If you look at governance, we know that diverse teams make better decisions than non-diverse teams, and hiring women and minorities ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... exposures." Both GEO Group and Core Civic have been rated poorly for employee health and safety as well, given the higher risk nature of prison security as well as allegations of understaffing at both companies, she added. MSCI shares its reports with ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... community on climate action, as well as integrating social and environmental impacts with financial results, lowering their risk profile, making better decisions and leading the solutions that are laid out in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development ...

ACSI finalist for 2018 Human Rights Business Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Investors have an important role to play in increasing awareness of human rights issues and ensuring companies are managing this risk," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "On behalf of our members, we are honoured to have our contribution to improving human ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... companies fall short of carbon reduction requirements under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), meaning they are at risk of facing regulatory penalties, according to new research from MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... losing US$66 billion in stranded assets - half its total capital - if it pursues business as usual, while two other companies risk losing more than their total capital in stranded assets - Guangdong Yudean Group (US$22 billion) and Zhejiang Energy Group ...